In Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan braves the dangers of the Old West with the rest of the Van Der Linde Gang, setting up large camps all over the countryside. Arthur is tasked with providing for the camp, and that includes purchasing upgrades to make everyone's life a little easier.

Upgrading the camp in Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most important things players can do from a gameplay perspective. However, upgrading the camp isn't something that players can do right off the bat. On the contrary, it's an option that only becomes available after reaching Chapter 2 in the game and completing a specific story mission.

The story mission players need to complete is called Money Lending and Other Sins, and it's given out by Leopold Strauss. The mission tasks players with collecting unpaid debts, and then returning those funds to the tithing box at camp. Players only need to collect one debt to unlock camp upgrades, but they will still need to hunt down the other debtors eventually.

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Once the money has been delivered to the tithing box, Arthur will get his cut, and then be introduced to the ledger. The ledger is a book next to the tithing box that contains all the available camp upgrades. Using the cash from the tithing box and Arthur's personal funds, players can purchase a variety of upgrades for the camp that will improve their medicine supplies, ammunition, food, and more.

While there are a variety of camp upgrade options available, one that Red Dead Redemption 2 players may want to focus on beyond all others is Arthur's lodging. Upgrading Arthur's lodging (available after upgrading Dutch's lodging first) is how players can unlock fast travel, which will make getting through the game's many story missions much easier.

The ledger can be used for more than just purchasing camp upgrades, though. It's also used to restock the camp's supplies, so Red Dead Redemption 2 players will want to be sure to make regular donations to the tithing box during their adventure.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is out now for PS4 and Xbox One.